Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - HUB | |||||
| 12-2-5 | 02/10/2012 | 10044118 | Ford: some vehicles exhibit a 4x4 not engaging, not staying engaged and/or unlocking in extreme cold temperatures below -18 degrees celsius or 0 degrees fahrenheit. include ford model f250, f350,f450, and f550 model years 2011-2012. *js | 05/14/2012 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 03/02/2013 | 36000 | ||
| Experienced violent shaking of front wheels and steering after driving over a bump in road because of change in pavement on fly-over over pass. vehicle was uncontrollable and had a tremendous vibration in the front end. had to reduce speed to anear stop on interstate highway to get shaking to stop and to re-gain control of vehicle. | |||
| 01/16/2013 | 75000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f250. the contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph, the vehicle shook violently without warning. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where the technician diagnosed that the shimmy shocks, steering gear, pitman arm, ball joints, and tie rods needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 75,000 and the current mileage was 80,000. | |||
| 07/09/2011 | 30000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-250. the contact stated that while driving 40 mph, the front end shimmered severely when the vehicle hit a bump. the vehicle was taken to the dealer four times who replaced the ball joints and stabilizer arm but the failure recurred. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 30,000 and the current mileage was 68,000. the vin was unavailable. | |||
| 07/09/2011 | 30000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2011 ford f-250. the contact stated that while driving 40 mph, the front end shimmered severely when the vehicle hit a bump. the vehicle was taken to the dealer four times who replaced the ball joints and stabilizer arm but the failure recurred. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 30,000 and the current mileage was 68,000. the vin was unavailable. mah | |||
| 07/09/2011 | 30000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2011 ford f250. the contact stated while driving 40 mph the vehicle front end shimmers severely when the vehicle hit a bump. the vehicle was taken to the dealer four times who replace the ball joints, stabilizer arm but the failure recurred at all times. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 30,000 and the current mileage was 68,000. mw | |||
| 11/01/2012 | 40000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-250. the contact stated that while driving at highways speeds, driving over a bump the vehicle started to shake violently. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to diagnose the failure. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 40,000 and the current mileage was 45,000. | |||
| 11/01/2012 | 40000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2011 ford f-250. the contact stated that while driving at highways speeds, driving over a bump the vehicle started to shake violently. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to diagnose the failure. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 40,000 and the current mileage was 45,000. pmb | |||
| 11/01/2012 | 40000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2011 ford f-250. the contact stated that while driving at highways speeds driving over a bump the vehicle started to shake violently. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to diagnosed the failure. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 40,000 and the current mileage was 45,000. pm | |||
| 05/01/2012 | 18000 | 1 | |
| Driving approximately 45 mph on a state highway, making a slight left turn, hit a small bump in the road, and the steering wheel started jerking violently from left to right from the 9:00 to 3:00 positions. i could not stop it with both hands. i had to brake the vehicle to almost a complete stop to end the jerking. this has been happening on almost a daily basis. the vehicle currently has 22,193 miles on it. it has been to the dealership at least 4 times and they have been called numerous times with the problem. they have checked the tire pressure several times. the front end. changed the steering damper , which slightly helped for about 500 miles. it is now happening every time i drive the vehicle and is getting worse. now also happening at lower speeds, around 30 mph and up. *tr | |||
| 05/01/2012 | 18000 | ||
| Driving approximatel 45 mph on a state highway, making a slight left turn, hit a small bump in the road, and the steering wheel started jerking violently from left to right from the 9:00 to 3:00 positions. i could not stop it with both hands. i had to brake the vehicle to almost a complete stop to end the jerking. this has been happening on almost a daily basis. the vehicle currently has 22,193 miles on it. it has been to the dealership at least 4 times and they have been called numerous times with the proplem. they have checked the tire pressure several times. the front end. changed the steering damper , which slightly helped for about 500 miles. it is now happening every time i drive the vehicle and is getting worse. now also happening at lower speeds, around 30 mph and up. | |||
| 02/08/2012 | 6128 | 4 | |
| 2011 ford 250 diesel has been in for front end service(front end alignments) and excessive scalloping of tires four times. two dealerships have expressed concern over the severity of the tires. the truck continues to pull to the right and the front end has started to shake/wobble after hitting a bump. *tr | |||
| 02/08/2012 | 6128 | ||
| 2011 ford 250 diesel has been in for front end service(front end alignments) and excessive scalloping of tires four times. two dealerships have expressed concern over the severity of the tires. the truck continues to pull to the right and the front end has started to shake/wobble after hitting a bump. | |||